One side of the park features the bybane light rail stop and the Music Pavilion, a gift to the city from a businessman named FG Gade in the late 1800's. The other side of the the park is home to Festplassen and a pond called Lillegegårdsvannet. Festplassen (literally "the party place") is an open-air gathering place used regularly for many different events and celebrations including the Norwegian Consitution Day (17th of May), and the annual Christmas gathering called Lysfestivalen ("the Festival of Light"). Lille Lungegårdsvannet (literally, "little lung farm water") is directly connected (now via an underground channel) to Store Lungegårdsvannet (store means "large"). They used to be connected above ground and together they made up a much larger lake, but as the grew city the lake was filled in somewhat. Now Lille and Store Lungegårdsvannet appear to be two separate bodies of water, despite their underground connection. Lille Lungegårdsvannet is also referred to as Smålungeren ("the small lung") in the local dialect.

In fair weather, you may see people gathering at Byparken to study, picnic, run around the pond, have rallies and demostrations, and much more.

How to get to Byparken

Byparken is the Bybane's last stop in the city centre. You can use the the Skyss Travel Planner to plan your trip (destination "Byparken")

Byparken's location on a map

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